Sacred caves of Crete

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Sacred caves and peak sanctuaries of ancient Minoa litter modern Crete. Most scholars agree that sacred caves were used by the Minoans for religious rites. While all peak sanctuaries have clay human figurines, only Ida and Psychro have them among the sacred caves. Clay body parts, also called votive body parts, common among peak sanctuaries, appear in no caves with the exception of a bronze leg in Psychro.

Contents 1 Eastern and East-Central Sacred Caves 2 South-Central Sacred Caves 3 Western Sacred Caves 4 References

[edit] Eastern and East-Central Sacred Caves

• Psychro (also called the Diktaean Cave)
• Phaneromeni
• Skotino
• Liliano (this cave has never been found by archaeologists)
• Arkalochori

[edit] South-Central Sacred Caves

• Kamares

[edit] Western Sacred Caves

• Mameloukou

[edit] References

Jones, Donald W. 1999 Peak Sanctuaries and Sacred Caves of Minoan Crete ISBN 91-7081-153-9